English Explanatory Dictionary

cerebral cortex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The grey, folded, outermost layer of the cerebrum that is responsible for higher brain processes such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

cerebral cortex cerebral cortices cerebral cortexes

Synonyms

pallium cerebral cortex
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